Behind the Name: Names Beginning With T

TAKAHIRO m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".

TAKAKO f Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".

TAKARA f Japanese
Means "treasure" in Japanese.

TAKASHI m Japanese
From Japanese 孝 "filial piety", 隆 "noble, prosperous" or 崇 "reverence".

TAKEHIKO m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".

TAKESHI m Japanese
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.

TAKIS m Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS

TAKOUHI f Armenian
Means "queen" in Armenian.

TAKUMA m Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (taku) "expand, open, pioneer" and 真 (ma) "real, true".

TAKUMI m Japanese
From Japanese 匠 "artisan" or 巧 "skilled"... [more]

TAL m & f Jewish
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".

TALBOT m English (Rare)
From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal "to destroy" and bod "message".

TALFRYN m Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill".

TALIA f Jewish
Variant transcription of TALYA

TALIBA f Arabic
Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic.

TALIESIN m Welsh
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining"... [more]

TALINE f Armenian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an old Armenian monastery.

TALISHA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ta and LISHA.

TALITHA f Biblical
Means "little girl" in Aramaic... [more]

TALLAK m Norwegian
Variant of TOLLAK

TALLULAH f English (Rare)
Means "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language... [more]

TALON m English (Modern)
From the English meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".

TALULLA f Irish
From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess".

TALYA f Jewish
Means "dew from God" in Hebrew.

TAM m Scottish
Scottish short form of THOMAS

TAMA m Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.

TAMAR f Jewish, Biblical
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew... [more]

TAMARA f Russian, English
Russian form of TAMAR... [more]

TAMÁS m Hungarian
Hungarian form of THOMAS

TAMATI m Maori
Maori form of THOMAS

TAMAYA f Native American
Means "in the center" in Quechua.

TAMEKA f English
Variant of TAMIKA

TAMELA f English
Probably a combination of TAMARA and PAMELA... [more]

TAMERA f English
Variant of TAMARA

TAMERLANE m History
Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR).

TÀMHAS m Scottish
Scottish form of THOMAS

TAMI f English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMIA f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of the popular name syllable Tam, from names such as TAMARA or TAMIKA... [more]

TAMID m Arabic
Short form of MU'TAMID

TAMIKA f English
Variant of TAMIKO, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (1945-) or the American movie 'A Girl Named Tamiko' (1963).

TAMIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

TAMIR m Jewish
Means "tall" in Hebrew.

TAMMARA f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMARA

TAMMARO m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements thank "thought" and mer "fame".

TAMMI f English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMMIE f English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMMY f English
Short form of TAMARA and other names beginning with Tam.

TAMRA f English
Contracted form of TAMARA

TAMSEN f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMSIN

TAMSIN f English (British)
Contracted form of THOMASINA... [more]

TAMSYN f English (British)
Variant of TAMSIN

TAMZEN f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMSIN

TANCRED m Ancient Germanic
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]

TANCREDI m Italian
Italian form of TANCRED... [more]

TANCREDO m Spanish
Spanish form of TANCRED

TANE m Maori, Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "man" in Maori... [more]

TANEKA f English (African American, Rare)
Variant of TANIKA

TANELI m Finnish
Finnish form of DANIEL

TANESHA f English (African American)
Variant of TANISHA

TANGAROA m Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

TÂNIA f Portuguese
Short form of TATIANA

TANIA f English
Variant of TANYA

TANIEL m Armenian
Armenian form of DANIEL

TANIKA f English (African American)
Invented name, probably modeled on TAMIKA and influenced by TANYA.

TANIQUA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix qua.

TANIS f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of TANITH

TANISHA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix sha.

TANIT f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of TANITH

TANITH f Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "serpent lady"... [more]

TANJA f German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of TATIANA

TANNER m English
From an Enlgish surname meaning "one who tans hides".

TANSY f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which is derived via Old French from Late Latin tanacita.

TANYA f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of TATIANA... [more]

TANZI f English (Rare)
Variant of TANSY

TAONGA f & m Southern African
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.

TAPANI m Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAPIO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

TAPIWA f Southern African
Means "given" in Shona.

TARA (1) f English
Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic... [more]

TARA (2) f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "star" in Sanskrit... [more]

TARAH (1) f English (Modern)
Variant of TARA (1)

TARAH (2) f Biblical
A place name used in some versions of the Old Testament... [more]

TARANA m Azerbaijani
Means "music" in Persian.

TARANIS m Celtic Mythology
Derived from Celtic taran meaning "thunder", cognate with Þórr (see THOR)... [more]

TARAS m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Ταρασιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras"... [more]

TARBEN m Danish
Danish form of TORBJÖRN

TAREK m Arabic
Anglicized form of TARIQ

TARINA f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaborated form of TARA (1)

TARIQ m Arabic
Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic... [more]

TARIRO f Southern African
Means "hope" in Shona.

TARJA f Finnish
Finnish form of DARIA

TARMO m Finnish
Means "energy" in Finnish.

TARO m Japanese
Variant transcription of TAROU

TAROU m Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) "son".

TARQUIN m History
From the Roman name Tarquinius which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin... [more]

TARU f Finnish
Means "legend, myth" in Finnish.

TARYN f English
Probably a feminine form of TYRONE... [more]

TASGALL m Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Ásketill, meaning "cauldron of the gods" from Old Norse áss "god" and ketill "cauldron".

TASHA f Russian, English
Short form of NATASHA

TASIA f Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA

TASKILL m Scottish
Anglicized form of TASGALL

TASNIM f Arabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.

TASOULA f Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA

TAŤÁNA f Czech
Czech form of TATIANA

TATE m English
From an English surname which was derived from the Old English given name Tata, of unknown origin.

TATENDA m & f Southern African
Means "thank you" in Shona.

TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TATIANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA

TATIENNE f French
French form of TATIANA

TATJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, German
Cognate of TATIANA

TATTON m English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's town" in Old English.

TATU m Finnish
Diminutive of TANELI

TATUM f English (Modern)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English.

TATYANA f Russian
Variant transcription of TATIANA

TATYANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA

TAU m Southern African
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho... [more]

TAUNO m Finnish
Means "peaceful, modest" in Karelian Finnish.

TAVISH m Scottish
Anglicized form of Thàmhais, vocative case of TÀMHAS... [more]

TAWFIQ m Arabic
Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic وفق (wafiqa) "to be successful".

TAWNEE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY

TAWNIE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY

TAWNY f English (Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

TAYLA f English (Modern)
Probably a feminine form of TAYLOR influenced by similar-sounding names such as KAYLA (1).

TAYLER f & m English (Modern)
Variant of TAYLOR

TAYLOR m & f English
From an English surname which originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Norman French taillur, ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut"... [more]

TEA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

TEAGAN m & f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendent of Tadhgán"... [more]

TEAGUE m Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEAL f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.

TEALE f English (Rare)
Variant of TEAL

TEÀRLACH m Scottish
Scottish form of TOIRDHEALBHACH... [more]

TEÀRLAG f Scottish
Feminine form of TEÀRLACH

TEASAG f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JEAN (2)

TECA f Hungarian
Diminutive of TERÉZIA

TECLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEKLA

TECUMSEH m Native American
Means "panther passing across" in Shawnee... [more]

TED m English
Short form of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEDDY m English
Diminutive of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEEMU m Finnish
Finnish form of NICODEMUS

TEGAN f Welsh
Derived from Welsh teg "fair".

TEGWEN f Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements teg "fair" and gwen "blessed".

TEHILA f Jewish
Means "praise" in Hebrew.

TEIGE m Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIGUE m Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIJA f Finnish
Finnish form of DOROTHEA

TEIVEL m Yiddish
Means "devil" in Yiddish.

TEJA f Slovene
Short form of DOROTEJA

TEKLA f Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA

TEKOA m Biblical
Means "stockade" in Hebrew... [more]

TEL m English (British)
Short form of TERENCE or TERRY

TELESPHORE m French
French form of the Greek name Τελεσφορος (Telesphoros) which means "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit"... [more]

TELLERVO f Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

TELMA f Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of TELMO

TELMO m Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from a misdivision of Spanish Santelmo meaning "saint Elmo"... [more]

TEMAN m Biblical
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew... [more]

TEMANI m Biblical (Variant)
In the Old Testament this refers to a person from the land of TEMAN.

TEMEL m Turkish
Means "fundamental, basic" in Turkish.

TEMIR m Kazakh
Kazakh cognate of Temor (see TIMUR).

TEMITOPE f & m Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.

TEMPERANCE f English (Archaic)
From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint"... [more]

TEMPEST f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "storm"... [more]

TEMPLE m & f English (Rare)
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.

TEMUJIN m History
Means "of iron" in Mongolian... [more]

TENDAI f Southern African
Means "be thankful" in Shona.

TENDAJI m Eastern African
Means "makes things happen" in Swahili.

TENNYSON m English (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS... [more]

TENSKWATAWA m Native American
Means "open door" in Shawnee... [more]

TENZIN m Tibetan
From the Tibetan name Bstan-'dzin which means "upholder of teachings"... [more]

TÉO m Portuguese
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEO m Italian, Spanish
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEOBALDO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD

TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEODÓRA f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of THEODORE

TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORS m Latvian
Latvian form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODÓSIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of THEODOSIUS

TEODOSIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS

TEODOZJA f Polish
Polish form of THEODOSIA

TEÓDULO m Spanish
Spanish form of THEODULUS

TEOFIL m Polish
Polish form of THEOPHILUS

TEÓFILA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TEÓFILO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILO m Italian
Italian form of THEOPHILUS

TEPPO m Finnish
Finnish short form of STEPHEN

TERA f English
Variant of TARA (1)

TERACH m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of TERAH

TERAH m Biblical
Possibly means "wild goat" or "station" in Hebrew... [more]

TERANCE m English
Variant of TERENCE

TERCERO m Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish. Traditionally given to the third child born.

TERE f Spanish
Spanish short form of THERESA

TERENCE m English
From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TERENTI m Russian
Russian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERENZIO m Italian
Italian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]

TERESE f Basque
Basque form of TERESA

TERESIA f Swedish
Swedish variant of THERESA

TERESINHA f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of THERESA

TERESITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of TERESA

TERÉZ f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of THERESA

TEREZA f Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA

TERÉZIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of THERESA

TEREZIE f Czech
Czech form of THERESA

TEREZIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of THERESA

TEREZINHA f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of TERESA

TERHI f Finnish
Short form of Terhenetär, which was derived from Finnish terhen "mist"... [more]

TERHO m Finnish
Means "acorn" in Finnish.

TERI f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA

TERJE (1) m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORGEIR

TERJE (2) f Estonian
Estonian form of TERHI

TERMINUS m Roman Mythology
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin... [more]

TERO m Finnish
Short form of ANTERO

TERPSICHORE f Greek Mythology
Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek τερψις (terpsis) "delight" and χορος (choros) "dance"... [more]

TERRA f English
Variant of TARA (1), perhaps influenced by the Latin word terra meaning "land, earth".

TERRANCE m English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRELL m English
From an English surname which was probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel "to pull", referring to a stubborn person... [more]

TERRENCE m English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRI f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA

TERRIE f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA

TERRY m & f English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval name Thierri, a Norman French form of THEODORIC... [more]

TERTIUS m Ancient Roman
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.

TERTTU f Finnish
Means "bunch, cluster" in Finnish.

TERZO m Italian
Italian form of TERTIUS

TESNI f Welsh
Means "warmth from the sun" in Welsh.

TESS f English
Diminutive of THERESA... [more]

TESSA f English
Diminutive of THERESA

TESSAN f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of THERESA

TESSIE f English
Diminutive of THERESA

TETHYS f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τηθη (tethe) meaning "grandmother"... [more]

TETTY f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

TEUN m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

TEUNIS m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

TEUTA f Albanian
Possibly derived from an Illyrian word or title meaning "queen"... [more]

TEUVO m Finnish
Finnish short form of THEODORE

TEVYE m Yiddish
Yiddish form of TOBIAH

TEX m English
From a nickname which denoted a person who came from the state of Texas... [more]

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